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Pat Ryan: “Energy production is one of the best tools we have to grow the economy--and to pay down the debt.”

On the recordJune 25, 2013
Energy production is one of the best tools we have to grow the economy--and to pay down the debt.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan emphasizes energy production's role in economic growth and debt reduction.

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